Reply #77: "Anger is like an acid that destroys the vessel in which it is stored..." [View All]

[Rowdyboy]

I saw that at work years ago and its never left me.

Many of us have met our own monsters-I've met a few over the years too. One was my best friend's brother-in-law, a lawyer who sexually molested my friends two young sons 15 years ago. Two years ago the oldest boy, age 21, committed suicide. The brother-in-law, who was my friend and a guest in my home is doing 25 years now but it hardly matters.

I'm not able to wrap my brain around the concept of drawing pleasure from inflicting pain on others-I simply can't grasp how its possible. And yes, when it happens to children or the elderly it strikes me as particularly heinous-though why it matters is hard to understand-a life is a life, regardless of age.

Regardless, thank you for a well written piece. It'll give me something to think about for a few days.